Instant messaging?

[Transam388]

Apparently you can enable IM within Outlook 2003. The Enable person names
smart tag option is selected but anytime I try to enable the Display Presence
status in the from field it selects but as soon as I close it and re open the
box is deselected. I guess two questions, how do I get this enabled and
secondly if any of you know is there a setting within Exchange that might
have to be enabled to allow IM to operate within Outlook when users are
connected to Exchange 2003? Thanks!

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

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After furious head scratching, Transam388 asked:

| Apparently you can enable IM within Outlook 2003. The Enable person
| names smart tag option is selected but anytime I try to enable the
| Display Presence status in the from field it selects but as soon as I
| close it and re open the box is deselected. I guess two questions,
| how do I get this enabled and secondly if any of you know is there a
| setting within Exchange that might have to be enabled to allow IM to
| operate within Outlook when users are connected to Exchange 2003?
| Thanks!